/u/Mapuches_on_Fire's posts in /r/askhistorians
The Devil's Advocate was a position in the Catholic Church to argue against sainthood for a candidate. Was this person ever successful in getting a pope to decide against sainthood?
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Why did ancient and medieval maps of Europe show Italy as "sideways" while the rest of Europe was largely shown as accurate?
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History has many instances of 'appointing' foreigners to become kings of Sicily, Spain, Mexico, and other places, even though they had never been there or speak the language. Was it possible to be a successful leader under these circumstances, or was it more likely to end up like Maximilian I?
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What would have needed to happen, besides his conversion to the Anglican Church, for James the Old Pretender to take the British throne after Queen Anne's death?
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